News

A packed programme of events is planned in the Cumberland area this month, including this Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

This week marked a new era in local government in Cumbria, with the first days of operation for the new Cumberland Council.

Taste Cumbria is coming back to Wigton this month and it promises to be another great celebration of the county’s best food and drink.

A PROMISE to put people at the heart of decision making will be supported by the creation of eight Community Panels.

Cumberland Council will continue to provide key services over the Easter period, but some of its offices – will be closed on Good Friday, 7 April and Easter Monday, 10 April 2023.

Cumbria County Council are updating residents, businesses, and visitors that flood alleviation work will continue in Flimby, commencing on Tuesday 11 April.

Cumbria County Council is delighted to announce that the £1m refurbishment of Parkside Care Home in Maryport has now been completed and its doors are now open to welcome residents.

A living willow sculpture has been created by staff and service users from Cumbria County Council’s Hensingham Day Service as part of a project funded by the Cumbria Coastal Community Forest.

The Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council has agreed its first budget at a meeting held in Carlisle this week [1 March 2023].

Another major milestone has been met in the creation of a new council this week, with the agreement of budget recommendations.